Definitions

1   In this regulation:

"land" includes foreshore and land covered by water;

"land district" has the same meaning as in the Land Act;

"mining division" means a mining division established under section 3 of the Mineral Tenure Act;

"site number" means the site number given in the registry to a particular mineral reserve shown on an electronic map in the registry.

[am. B.C. Regs. 289/2007; 271/2009, s. 1 (b) to (d); 186/2011, ss. (a) and (b).]

Mineral reserves

2   A mineral reserve for all minerals and placer minerals is established or continued over each parcel or tract of land identified by a site number and name set out in Column 1 of the Table, within the mining division and land district set out in Column 2 of the Table opposite the site number and name.

[en. B.C. Reg. 271/2009, s. 1 (e); am. B.C. Regs. 186/2011, s. (c); 194/2011, s. (a).]

Prohibition

3   A free miner must not register a mineral or placer claim in a reserve established or continued by section 2.

[am. B.C. Regs. 271/2009, s. 1 (f); 1/2012, s. 5 (b).]

Coal land reserves

4   The coal land in each of the areas referred to in section 2 is established or continued as a coal land reserve.

[en. B.C. Reg. 271/2009, s. 1 (g); am. B.C. Reg. 1/2012, s. 5 (b).]